Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/granь
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Slavic
Etymology 1
Originally a nomen acti of *graniti (“to branch”) + *-nь, later concretized as the result of this action. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrān- (“edge, end, tip”), see also Welsh gran (“eyelid”), Breton grann (“brow, eyebrow”), Old Irish grend.[1]
Noun
*grȃnь f[2]
Inflection
Declension of *grȃnь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *grȃnь | *grȃni | *grȃni |
| genitive | *graní | *granьjù, *graňu* | *granь̀jь |
| dative | *grȃni | *granьmà | *grȃnьmъ |
| accusative | *grȃnь | *grȃni | *grȃni |
| instrumental | *granьjǫ́ | *granьmà | *granьmì |
| locative | *graní | *granьjù, *graňu* | *grȃnьxъ |
| vocative | *grani | *grȃni | *grȃni |
* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Polish: grań
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*grana/*granъ/*granь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 104
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гран²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 273
Etymology 2
A fossilized dialectal form of *grěnь (“gnawing”), from *grěti (“to heat, to burn”) + *-nь; perhaps amalgamated with *gornь (“burning”), from *gorěti (“to burn”) + *-nь.
Noun
*granь f
- Alternative form of *grěnь
Inflection
Declension of *grȃnь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *grȃnь | *grȃni | *grȃni |
| genitive | *graní | *granьjù, *graňu* | *granь̀jь |
| dative | *grȃni | *granьmà | *grȃnьmъ |
| accusative | *grȃnь | *grȃni | *grȃni |
| instrumental | *granьjǫ́ | *granьmà | *granьmì |
| locative | *graní | *granьjù, *graňu* | *grȃnьxъ |
| vocative | *grani | *grȃni | *grȃni |
* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*grěnь/*granь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 118
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гран¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 273
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages grando–166
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “granь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “f. c grænse (PR 138)”